my $10,000 challenge with 61 Panel

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:09 pm

Wow, Joe, brilliant work on that nose section.
After this nothing will seem hard!
Ditto on the special tools, btw.

smifff · Post by **smifff** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:26 am

Great work Joe!!!

scooter · Post by **scooter** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:56 pm

Just got onto this been living under a rock !! Great work Joe love the vids, much better than Farmer wants a wife..... The misses thinks you are strange so you must be doing good work !

tombi (aka type2tommy) · Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:05 pm

Brilliant Joe, patient and cool as usual.

I do like the idea of a blooper vid' with you losing it and tossing tools about the place, but I guess you will have to get an actor in for that part.

joshroom · Post by **joshroom** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:46 pm

good stuff joe your a machine!

Ampdub · Post by **Ampdub** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:51 pm

I know you are trying to do this on a budget and this might help to keep it on track, now i am not condoning it as some people will probably try to tear me a new one but it has to be an option when the time comes.

the results seem to look good and not a lot of special skills needed

http://wiki.club8090.co.uk/index.php/Bo ... r_painting

see what you think

Speak like a pirate day, Arrrrr. looking forward to it and practicing walking around with one eye closed.

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:32 pm

Well, I'm impressed, mate.
For a cheap method those T3s look amazing.
And if it's straight and solid underneath and it's shiny and glossy does it have to be sprayed?
Besides, seems like the prep is the trick.
Is the stuff available in Oz?

dawerks · Post by **dawerks** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 2:14 am

8:57

Hallelujah brother!!

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:55 pm

dawerks wrote:8:57

Hallelujah brother!!

That's not a German rifle cartridge reference, is it?

KombiMadness · Post by **KombiMadness** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 2:44 pm

kombi1976 wrote:Well, I'm impressed, mate.
For a cheap method those T3s look amazing.
And if it's straight and solid underneath and it's shiny and glossy does it have to be sprayed?
Besides, seems like the prep is the trick.
Is the stuff available in Oz?

No, not really - there are some rustoleum products available in Oz but not Combi Colour or what the guy below uses. If you liked the T3's you'll love the finish this guy in the YouTube is getting, plus it's a great vid - he doesn't talk! Watch it...

http://youtu.be/_qPJTTRWttQ

joeM · Post by **joeM** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:48 pm

kombi1976 wrote:
dawerks wrote:8:57

Hallelujah brother!!
That's not a German rifle cartridge reference, is it?

ha ha thats the time frame of the vid where the front nose is displayed in all it glory

Thanks for the feedback everyone.
Once again I'm getting a couple weeks brake from work to spend a bit more time on this project.
That means we will be back to a regular Monday video for a while

On the menu for this will be:
Getting the doors repaired and back on
Getting the dog legs in
Replacing the long drivers side panel

Oh and by the way my budget to date is.....
$8,095
Now with my floor replacement quoted at $1,400 I think I'm in trouble.
I'm going to leave the floor as the last thing and see how far I can get.
May have to change this to the $11,400 Kombi van challenge

warb · Post by **warb** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:53 pm

nice one mate, that's not the 1st time a budget has been revised on a bus!!..

HELMUT · Post by **HELMUT** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:38 pm

Yeah I usually set a budget and then double it

Dutchy · Post by **Dutchy** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:58 pm

budget?, i'll try one of those one day....

this build is great, top work!

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:14 pm

$1400.....YOUCH!!
Can anyone help out here or offer advice?